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How to remove Search.login-help.net Browser Hijacker
What is Search.login-help.net:
Threat Classification: Browser Hijacker
Search.login-help.net has been classified as a dangerous browser hijacker by the majority of the reputable security researchers around the world and after performing some extensive testing, our security experts came to the same conclusion as well – Search.login-help.net (by SaferBrowser) has been classified as a malicious browser hijacker. Our security researchers have issued a warning about the Search.login-help.net browser hijacker – basically they warned is that you should avoid using it at all costs or to deny installing various toolbars, search enhancers or extension for you browser from the Search.login-help.net! However, if your computer has already being infected by Search.login-help.net hijacker and your browser starts with Search.login-help.net as your default new tab homepage and/or search engine, we recommend you to run a full system malware scan with some reputable anti-malware software product just like SpyHunter 4. Furthermore, our security advisers concluded that Search.login-help.net seems to be somehow related with several questionable or even malicious programs, usually distributed via infected software bundles, infected SPAM emails, infected torrent or other P2P downloads etc. As you probably already know, currently the majority of the malware infections are distributed via suspicious or questionable software bundles, that are often configured to install several programs without the user exact knowledge – this is done in silent or stealth mode, away from the eyes of the victim. Our security experts have classified Search.login-help.net as a dangerous and vicious browser hijacker, capable of infiltrating systems silently and without users' consent, as a part of a suspicious software bundle, that was intentionally configured to install it using silent installation procedure. The Search.login-help.net activation will modifying the browser's settings and windows registry database so it could become the default home page/new tab & search engine. The browser hijacker is distributed mostly by using the "software bundling" method, which basically allows developers to install all kinds of suspicious software application, along with the popular free programs, often originally requested by the user. Although this is perfectly legal, it is widely considered a deceptive & misleading technique, which allows installation of software that is neither wanted nor requested by the user. When the browser gets infected and the user performs a search – he/she will be redirected to http://Search.login-help.net, where the search results should be considered compromised and loaded with SPAM and/or other 3rd party advertising.
Usually, Search.login-help.net comes packed with some other free software and is being installed by default, just right after the user accepts the EULA, while performing an express/recommended installation. The possible distribution of the Search.login-help.net browser hijacker varies but is not limited to – installing 3rd party toolbars, popular free software products, infected e-mail attachments, unintentional clicks on ads or banners etc..
Search.login-help.net could (and most likely it would) fill up your entire desktop screen with questionable and unwanted ads, that could lead to other much more dangerous malware infections – like ransomware, cryptoviruses, fake anti-malware programs or computer lockdown infections. You should be aware that the browser hijacker would monitor your online activity like searching, browsing history, session ids, tracking cookies, account information and even locally saved usernames and password information. The collected private data will later be sold to other 3rd party companies for marketing or other purposes. That is the reason why this malware infection should not be left unattended and it needs to be terminated asap, as it presents a serious threat to your online identity and safety.
!!! Please note that these infections could potentially bring up other malware to your computer and even cause a loss of data. Please do not underestimate such threats.
Removal Process:
There are two ways to remove this infection. It is totally up to you to decide which way you want to go:
1. Automatic Removal Method (recommended for all users) using the SpyHunter Malware Security Suite.
2. Manual Removal Method (recommended ONLY for PC Experts or Enthusiasts).
Automatic Search.login-help.net Hijacker Removal:
We recommend using SpyHunter Malware Security Suite.
You can download and install SpyHunter to detect Search.login-help.net and remove it, by clicking the button below. Once installed, SpyHunter will automatically scan and detect all threats present on your system, but in order to use it as a removal tool, you need to purchase a subscription.
SpyHunter will automatically scan and detect all threats present on your system.
Learn more about SpyHunter (EULA). You will find the SpyHunter Installation Instructions here: (LINK) SpyHunter`s free diagnosis offers free scans and detection. You can remove the detected files, processes and registry entries manually, by yourself, or purchase a subscription, which will allow you to use the automatic removal feature and to receive free professional help with any malware related issue by an experienced professional.
Manual Search.login-help.net Hijacker Removal:
!!! Please note: You can remove Search.login-help.net browser hijacker manually, however, you should proceed at your own risk, as any of the interventions might render your system inoperable. Therefore the Manual removal method is recommended ONLY for PC Experts or Enthusiasts. For regular users, MalwareKillers.com recommends using SpyHunter.
1. Remove Search.login-help.net Uninstall Entry:
First, you can try to go to Control panel and click on Programs and Features (Windows Vista/7/8/10) or Add/Remove Programs (Windows XP) and check the Uninstall Programs` List for any entry related to Search.login-help.net, OurWebSearch.com, SafeSurfs.com, Search.MyClassifiedsXP.com, Search.Instantemail.com, Search.Yourcurrentnewsnow.com, Pesquisa.ninja, iLivid, ViceIce.com, Esurf.biz, Search.kuklorest.com, SearchPile.com, Search.login-help.net for Internet Explorer, Search.login-help.net for Firefox, Search.login-help.net for Chrome, BrowserProtect, Search-Results Toolbar, Youtube Downloader HD or any third-party add-ons, extensions and toolbars also look for any suspicious or unknown programs installed on the same date as the infection. If you find such, right-click on it and try to uninstall/remove it. Although, please mind that this is an actual infection and you might not be able to remove it directly from the list.
*(Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features or Add/Remove Programs) or "Win + R" keys to open "Run" and type in "control", then hit Enter.
2. Remove Search.login-help.net from your browser:
Internet Explorer:
Go to Tools -> Internet options -> Advanced Tab and click the Reset button (make sure to select the Delete Personal Settings checkbox).
*please note that in order to save your favorites, you need to export them before resetting the browser as you will lose all personal settings.
After Internet Explorer completes the operation, click the close button and then restart it in order for the changes to take effect.
Google Chrome:
Go to the following path (you can copy-paste it) and delete the entire folder "Chrome" with all the folders and files that are in it.
For Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\
For Windows Vista/7/8/10: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\
Alternatively, you can navigate to these folders by following these steps:
For Windows XP:
1. Click on "Start" in the bottom-left part of the screen.
2. Choose "Run".
3. Type %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\ and hit Enter.
For Windows Vista/7/8/10:
1. Click on the Windows logo in the bottom-left part of the screen.
2. Type %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\ and hit Enter.
Mozilla Firefox:
1. At the top of the Firefox window (top-right corner), click the Firefox Menu button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click the Reset / Refresh Firefox button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
3. To continue, click Reset / Refresh Firefox in the confirmation window that opens.
4. Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will reopen.
3. Check for arguments added by Search.login-help.net in any Browser shortcuts or links to web pages:
Search.login-help.net might also hijack your web browser shortcuts to force-load its home page. This causes the Search.login-help.net`s web page to open up when you launch a hijacked shortcut.
The argument that Search.login-help.net uses to hijack shortcuts looks like or is similar to the one below:
You can remove it manually by editing the shortcut's target line.
4. Delete any folders related to Search.login-help.net by checking the following locations:
Look for a folder named Search.login-help.net in:


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This is an activity about magnetic fields. Learners will study magnetic fields at four separate stations: examining magnetic fields generated by everyday items, mapping out a magnetic field using a compass, creating models of Earth's and Jupiter's... (View More) magnetic fields, and observing aurora produced by magnetic fields on both planets. This activity is part of Explore! Jupiter's Family Secrets, a series designed to engage children in space and planetary science in libraries and informal learning environments. (Note: the activity was adapted for informal education from Magnetic Globe, by Sonoma State University, and Exploring Magnetism, by Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley) (View Less)
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This planetarium show is designed to engage visitors directly in activities and demonstrations, and is optimized for group sizes of 25 to 70 people. Show content includes general planet-finding techniques (Doppler, astrometric, etc.), an audience... (View More) activity about the transit method of extrasolar planet discovery, NASA Kepler mission, and Johannes Kepler's work. It is 50-minutes long, but modular, so that it can be adjusted for shorter lengths (suggestions for 30-minute and 40-minute versions are provided in the script). The script, images, movies and music are available for free download at the website provided. (View Less)
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This quantitative experiment involves lab teams in comparing a sample of room air with one of the greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, or methane - and measuring their heat capacity. The activity requires an infrared heat source, such... (View More) as a heat lamp, two 2L beverage bottles, #4 one hole rubber stoppers, and a thermometer or temperature probe, volumetric flasks, a graduated cylinder, and tubing. Nitrous oxide can be obtained from a dentist, methane from gas jets in a chemistry lab, and becomes CO² can be generated using vinegar and baking soda. A worksheet guides student calculations of heat capacity of the different samples. The investigation s is supported by the textbook, Climate Change, part of the Global System Science, an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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In this activity, student teams design and conduct a scientific investigation in which they explore the conditions necessary for life. They conduct observations of environmental conditions both indoor and outdoor, and determine the range of... (View More) variation they see. They compare these data with published temperature data for Earth, Mars, Pluto and Venus. The activity supports inquiry into the real world challenge of searching for life in extreme environments. The resource includes several student data sheets, data table and images, and a teacher's guide. Materials needed for this activity include weather instruments (e.g., thermometers, barometers, anemometers). This is Activity A of two activities in the first module, titled "Temperature variations and habitability," of the resource, "Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate?" The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales. (View Less)
In this lab-based activity, students learn how to use scientific instruments used to take hydrological data. Students will rotate among measurement stations for each of the hydrology protocols that will be done by the class. They will practice using... (View More) the field guide with the instrument or kit for that particular measurement, exploring sources of variation and error. The resource includes eight student activity sheets and an authentic assessment, and is part of the Hydrology chapter of the GLOBE Teacher's Guide. The activity is supported by the GLOBE hydrology protocols. GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide, hands-on, K-12 school-based science education program. (View Less)
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This is an activity about polarized light. Learners will use a polarizing filter to build and calibrate a simple polarimeter, use the constructed polarimeter to find sources of polarized light, and measure the angle of polarization of polarized... (View More) light sources and attempt to measure the strength of polarization. This activity is from the Touch the Sun educator guide. (View Less)
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Students identify the actual colors of objects bathed in monochromatic light and learn how three colors of light can be combined to produce colors ranging from black to white. Students see how space observatories make use of monochromatic filters to... (View More) collect data on the color of objects in space. The activity is in unit four of the "Space-Based Astronomy" guide that contains background information, worksheets, assessment activities, extensions, and alignment to national education standards. (View Less)
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Ku-ro-box(koo' ro boks), n. 1. a highly hackable headless PowerPC computer. It has Ethernet, USB, and an optional serial port. 2. Expert box.
wi-ki (wee' kee), n. a type of website that allows anyone visiting the site to add, remove, or otherwise edit all content, quickly and easily, often without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative writing.
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Revolution has confirmed pricing for the KuroBox Pro at $169.00 USD. Not a bad price whatsoever.
Sorry to all of you Europeans, but at the moment I do not have a pricing or release date for the Kurobox Pro. I will try to get one for you as soon as I can.
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I Just received this email from Revolution
As I'm sure you know, Buffalo US is launching the Kurobox/Pro here in the US. Well, after a spat with customs over our shipment, we finally got the first batch in from our factories in Japan. KuroPro's will be available for purchase this week.
KuroBox Pro documents (PDF)
Revolution has provided some documentation on the Kurobox Pro. This is preliminary documentation so translation errors may be fixed but the detail is good.
- KuroboxPro User's Guide in English
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MAC Warm Snowglobe Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Warm Snowglobe Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Ice Parade: Warm Snowglobe Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Warm Snowglobe Eyeshadow Palette ($38.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a limited edition holiday compact that features six eyeshadows: Winterscape (bright taupe pearl), Magical Mist (sparkle concrete), Patina (taupe brown with golden pearl), Buckwheat (bark brown), Gaelic Gold (gold), and Midnight Flurry (dark warm black). The MAC Ice Parade Collection launches October 27th, 2011 in-stores.
- Winterscape is a shimmering, sparkly white. It's warmer than the white in the cool-toned palette, but they're still similar–and they're both sheer. This has a lustre finish. There are other white eyeshadows that are better.
- Magical Mist is a grayish-toned brown with warm, reddish undertones. This has a lustre finish, and it is a repromote, though the good news is it seems to be more pigmented than last year. Urban Decay Wreckage is warmer and browner. Bare Escentuals A-Ha is similar but richer. MAC Era is lighter and not quite as grayish, but it is still similar.
- Patina is a light-medium brown with a hint of gray and a golden sheen. This has a frost finish, and it is part of the permanent range. It has good color payoff and a very smooth, soft texture.
- Buckwheat is a medium-dark brown with warm, red undertones and a shimmery finish. This has a frost finish, and it is a repromote. The pigmentation is good with a smooth texture. MAC Make Your Mark is similar but perhaps not as red toned.
- Gaelic Gold is a vibrant, medium-dark gold with yellow undertones and a shimmer-sheen finish. This has a veluxe pearl finish, and it is a repromote. It also had good color payoff and a smooth feel. Le Metier de Beaute Chameleon is not as yellow and a bit darker. Inglot #404 is very similar but perhaps a touch darker.
- Midnight Flurry is a dark, gray brown with a little burgundy hue. This has a matte finish. It's dry and on the sheerer side. theBalm Mahna-Mahna is deeper and richer, though browner. Wet 'n' Wild Comfort Zone has shimmer but the base color is similar. MAC Smut is blacker and has shimmer.
The Warm palette was the best of the three six-pan eyeshadow palettes from MAC's holiday collection. It had the least amount of duds–the only total dud in this palette is Winterscape, which was sheer and not as smooth as the other shades in the palette. Midnight Flurry was a bit stiff to work with and lacked the intensity in the formula to yield true-to-pan color, but the other four shades were better with decent to good color payoff and smooth textures.


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Written by Elizabeth Barrett Thursday, 05 May 2011 13:58
Tenneco Automotive will be reduced to a skeleton force when mainline workers leave June 3.
Still, plant officials say they plan to remain open for another year.
Acting Tenneco manager Del Hladky said 196 people are still on the main line manufacturing shock absorbers which they will continue doing through June 3.
Once those employees leave, the plant will ship shock absorbers to Ford Motor Company and continue manufacturing piston rods that will be sent to other Tenneco plants.
Hladky said they plan to ship shock absorbers until the end of September and will continue making and shipping piston rods until May or June of 2012.
However by July, the plant will probably have only about 50 employees who will take care of the piston rod business and maintenance of the facility.
"Our target date to close completely is next May or June," he said.
Even though the plant hired back some workers who had left for Tenneco plants in Hartwell, GA, and Paragould, AK, Hladky said they won't be hiring anyone else.
The workforce may shrink to less than 50 people if they are able to outsource their product, he said.
As employees leave, Hladky said they will receive the same termination package as if their jobs were terminated sooner.
Plant officials have helped employees find other jobs, he said, noting that Nebraska Workforce Development visits the plant weekly to assist employees in finding new jobs and offering federal money for skill training or education for different employment.
Last week, Hladky said Tenneco human resources director Jay Edwards was at the Walker Tenneco plant in Seward to help former Tenneco employees from Cozad relocate there.
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Watch the Mule book trailer
See the Mule road map
Houghton Mifflin reading guide
"Mule is the sort of novel I love: it solves nothing while explaining everything."
—Walter Kirn, author of Up In The Air
From an award-winning "savvy storyteller"* comes a page-turning, zeitgeist-capturing novel of a young couple who turn to drug trafficking to make it through the recession. Absorbing and timely, Mule perfectly captures the anxieties of plunging into the criminal world and of being a young person in a moment when the American Dream you never had to believe in suddenly vanishes from the menu.
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Vanity Fair and Gawker 'Hot Lists,' raves from Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal
The Eric Volz Case
In October 2006, Tony left Florida in his Ford Ranger for an adventure in Central America. Six weeks later in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, local beauty Doris Jimenez was murdered, and her American ex-boyfriend Eric Volz was arrested and charged with the crime. Tony happened to be passing through, and spent the next five months in San Juan covering the story. He gained access to the case file, was the only foreign journalist to attend the complete trial, and interviewed Volz in Tipitapa's Modelo penitentiary. Despite threats, Tony began detailing Volz's innocence and unjust conviction, helping bring wide US media attention to the case. His 10,000 word feature article was nominated by Outside for a National Magazine Award in Reporting. Tony talked about the issue when he appeared on a Today Show segment, a Dateline interview, and an Outside Magazine Interview Podcast.
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Mule optioned for film by Hunting Lane
Tony wins John Ringling Towers Literary Grant
Tony's former writing student, novelist Charlie Price, wins prestigious Edgar Award!
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Tony spoke with GalleyCat about his process
Tony earned First Place and Blue Ribbon prizes from the California Newspaper Publishers Association
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Tony studied Japanese and Ainu culture and language on the island of Hokkaido through a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Read Tony's PEN blog about Japan, or learn more about the Ainu people.
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Tony D'Souza was born and raised in Chicago, graduating from St. Ignatius high school. After a summer bicycling alone across Alaska, he attended Carthage College in Kenosha, WI, interned for a DC defense policy think tank, worked construction in Europe and the Middle East, and completed Masters degrees in writing from Hollins University and the University of Notre Dame. Tony then served three years in the Peace Corps in West Africa and Madagascar, where he was a rural AIDS educator, witnessing the outbreak of civil war in Ivory Coast.
Tony has contributed to The New Yorker, Playboy, Salon, Mother Jones, Esquire, Outside, Granta, the O.Henry Awards, Best American Fantasy, McSweeney's, Tin House, Amazon and elsewhere, and has appeared on Dateline, The Today Show, A&E's Bill Kurtis Investigates, E! Channel's Locked Up Overseas, the BBC, NPR, and many other venues. He received an NEA, an NEA Japan Friendship Fellowship, a Guggenheim, holds Florida Gold and Silver Medals in Fiction, was nominated by Outside for a National Magazine Award in Reporting, and earned prizes from the California Newspaper Publishers Association including a First Place in Environmental Reporting, and a Blue Ribbon for Best Writing.
Tony's first novel, Whiteman, received the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His second novel, The Konkans, was called a 'best novel of the year' by the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and Poets & Writers Magazine. His third novel, Mule, released in September, 2011, to advance praise from Vanity Fair, Gawker, Kirkus, Booklist, and Library Journal. Tony makes regular speaking appearances. He is represented by Maura Kye-Casella of Don Congdon Associates, NY, NY.


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Bank Holiday washout across Britain
Heavy rain drenched many parts of Britain today as the country suffered a soggy Bank Holiday Monday.
Rainfall moved in from the south west overnight, and some parts of the south had recorded 12-14mm by noon.
Claire Austin, a senior forecaster with MeteoGroup, said some places were likely to receive 20-30mm of rainfall over the course of the day.
Memebers of the public brave the weather along Bournemouth beach front on a grim bank holiday Monday
She said: "The rain has come in from the south west and moved very slowly north eastwards, bringing persistent rainfall to central and southern parts of England and Wales. It is gradually moving north, to southern parts of northern England."
The wet weather, which affected many outdoor activities including the Notting Hill Carnival in London, did at least mean the mercury rose a little from the unseasonably cold recent temperatures.
However it was still chilly overnight in Scotland, with a reading of minus 2.1C (28F) at Braemar, in the Highlands.
Ms Austin said: "Where it has been raining, there should be warmer temperatures than we have seen recently. We can expect readings of between 12C and 15C in many areas overnight."
She held out some hope of an improvement in the late summer conditions next weekend.
"There are hints as we go through the weekend and into next week, of some high pressure trying to build, but that is still some way off," she said.
Despite the wet weather, the Environment Agency had only one flood alert in place - for high tide early tomorrow in Bridlington North Pier area.
"Strong onshore winds may cause spray and overtopping. We will continue to monitor the situation," it said.
People walk along the Long Walk in Windsor, Berkshire in heavy rain
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Restaurant Review: Demode Queen
Burgers and fries. What kind of pie?
Perhaps more than any other city, Tokyo is built around speed. From the moment city dwellers stumble out of bed in the morning they are consumed by a need to keep to a tight schedule. 6.00 Wake. 6.05 Check email. 6.10 Prepare the kids' breakfast. So it goes for the rest of the day – a never-ending quest for maximum efficiency.
And lunch (if you even take lunch) usually means a quick bowl of gyudon or a bento at your desk. Slow food? Forget it. There's just no time to relax. No time to take a break.
Perhaps in order to counter Tokyoites' workaholic tendencies, there are now some fifteen public holidays each year (a relatively high number compared with the ten federal holidays in the US or the nine in the UK). Not that it makes all that much difference – rather than enjoy the time off, many Japanese simply use such occasions to work from home.
I had no such thoughts one recent Friday – my first day off in a month. Despite some shitty weather (a blast of cold air more appropriate to the Siberian steppe than Tokyo the Urban Heat Island) a friend and I were determined to make the most of our officially mandated lethargy. What we needed was somewhere to hang while mother nature worked out her issues. And in Demode Queen, we lucked out.
Demode Queen is an American diner. A very good diner. Hidden one of the small streets to the north of Shibuya Station, a visit to Demode Queen is to be reminded that not all of Shibuya is catering to the maru-kyu crowd. And what's more they serve Tex Mex, which is a rarity in Japan.
Up two fights of stairs and possessing a large balcony, Demode Queen is a large, somewhat industrial space with sofas and plenty of room to spread out. The interior is dimly lit, the music laid-back rock – just right for afternoon cocktails. In a move I would quickly come to appreciate, a large heater had been placed at the entrance to ensure those seated near the entrance wouldn't freeze.
On arrival customers are greeted a large, grubby four page 'Grand Menu', and it ticks all the boxes. Burgers, Pizza, Pasta, Mexican. We opted for a Cajun burger, a cheese avocado burger and a Margherita pizza.
The standout dish was the Cajun chicken burger. The chicken was excellent – juicy with just the right level of spiciness. The cheese avocado burger, meanwhile, was served with a thick barbecue sauce. Both dishes came with a generous helping of fries. Good too was the pizza – the Margherita had that thin Neapolitan crust popular in Japan, and was topped with fresh basil. Demode Queen also carries an extensive drink menu, which runs the gamut from beer and cocktails to coffee and milkshakes. Particularly good are the mojitos – strong and worth the 1000 yen price tag.
The staff, a motley bunch of hipsters (tatoos! hats!) aren't about to fawn over you, but frankly that's one of the things I like about the place.
Alas, neither of us had space for dessert (it was the best we could do to remain upright after the burgers) but the menu includes that diner favorite, apple pie (800 yen) served with your choice of ice cream and sauce.
Somehow by the time we'd paid our bill and wandered out into the melting snow, five hours had passed.
Directions: From Shibuya Station, cross toward Starbucks and walk all the way up Sentagai. When you reach the end of the street, turn right and then take the first left (the residential-looking street with the metal rail separating the cars from the pedestrians. Turn right when you get to a path that opens into a street. Demode Queen is on your left, above Paradise Macau.
Tel: 03-3780-5232
Sai Bldg. 3F, 39-5 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042
Demode Queen does not take cards.
Mon – Sat 11:30 to 05:00 (L.O. 04:00)
Sun 11:30 – 23:00 (L.O. 22:00)


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David Huff (1-0) pitched one-hit ball in five innings of relief to shut down the Blue Jays before New York finally got to Toronto's R.A. Dickey.
The 39-year-old Suzuki hit a liner off Dickey (9-12) that bounced just beyond diving third baseman Brett Lawrie for the milestone hit in the first inning. Suzuki broke a tie with Lou Gehrig when he got his 2,722nd major league hit in his 13th season. The speedy outfielder amassed 1,278 hits in nine seasons with Orix of Japan's Pacific League.
Adam Warren started for New York and gave up two runs in three-plus innings, including Josh Thole's tying homer in the fourth. It was Thole's first homer with the Blue Jays.
Huff relieved and didn't allow a hit until Lawrie led off the eighth with an infield single.
Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth and earned his 37th save.
DETROIT (AP) — Torii Hunter hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning and scored from second base on a passed ball to help Detroit beat Minnesota.
Drew Smyly (5-0) struck out two in a perfect inning in relief of Anibal Sanchez. Jose Veras entered with two outs in the eighth inning and closed the game for his first save with the Tigers.
Kevin Correia (8-10) allowed four runs — two earned — and nine hits over 6 2-3 innings.
The Twins let Detroit score four runs with two outs in the seventh.
The Tigers gave up a 16th straight stolen base, extending the longest active streak in the major leagues, according to STATS.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Elvis Andrus hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to give Texas its major league-leading 40th comeback win of the season with a victory over Houston.
During a wild eighth inning, Rangers reliever Tanner Scheppers gave up three hits, one walk, hit two batters and threw two wild pitches to surrender the lead. But closer Joe Nathan (4-2) shut down the Astros in the ninth to get the win.
Craig Gentry homered and scored three times for Texas, one on a perfect squeeze bunt by Andrus in the seventh that gave Texas a 4-2 lead.
Chia-Jen Lo (0-1) took the loss for Houston.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 46th home run, Adam Jones also homered, and Baltimore beat Tampa Bay to avoid a three-game sweep.
Davis connected against Jeremy Hellickson (10-7) leading off the fifth inning. The drive landed on Eutaw Street beyond the 25-foot wall in right field and gave the Orioles a 4-2 lead.
Wei-Yin Chen (7-6) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings to help the Orioles win for only the third time in their last nine games.
Darren O'Day worked a perfect eighth and Tommy Hunter got his fourth save.
Hellickson allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 1-3 innings.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brendan Ryan hit a two-run double in the sixth and added an RBI single in the eighth to help Seattle past Oakland.
Michael Morse and Brad Miller homered for the Mariners, who overcame an uneven start by Hisashi Iwakuma to beat the A's for the fourth time in the past five games.
Iwakuma (12-6) gave up a pair of home runs but limited the damage to win his second straight. The Mariners right-hander struck out four and walked two in seven innings.
Coco Crisp and Brandon Moss hit home runs for the A's, who are 15-16 since the All-Star break.
Oakland starter A.J. Griffin (10-9) struck out seven in six innings. He walked four.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Justin Masterson pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer and Cleveland completed a three-game sweep of Los Angeles.
The Indians, who came in 5 1/2 games behind Detroit in the AL Central and 3 1/2 behind Oakland in the race for the second wild card spot, surpassed last season's win total with 35 games to spare.
Masterson (14-9) allowed a run and five hits over 6 2-3 innings, tied a season high with five walks and struck out seven. Cody Allen pitched a scoreless eighth for Cleveland and Chris Perez got three outs for his 20th save in 24 attempts.
Jerome Williams (5-10) yielded two runs and six hits in 6 1-3 innings with six strikeouts.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dayan Viciedo hit his second career grand slam to highlight a five-run inning, and Andre Rienzo picked up his first career win as Chicago beat punchless Kansas City.
Rienzo (1-0) allowed only a sacrifice fly to Mike Moustakas while cruising through six innings to win for the first time in five starts. The Brazilian right-hander allowed just five hits and two walks in helping the White Sox win their season-best fifth straight game.
Addison Reed worked the ninth for his second save of the series and 33rd on the year.
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The asterisk (*) is the season's most in-demand and in-use grammatical marking, be it on a printed page, email or on a website posting.
Whether we're talking about organizing a neighborhood or school fund-raiser, getting the crew together for sledding or skiing in (even more) snow-covered climes, or just sharing an evening with friends in the comfort of one another's homes, you have one eye fixed on the sky and are always mindful that the pesky asterisk -- which stands for weather permitting -- is Banquo's Ghost for all occasions.
In much the same way as car companies intone "your mileage may vary" as they hawk their latest automotive triumph, almost everything we do in this part of the country -- from now through April say some cynics -- will include the mantra/disclaimer: Weather permitting.
It's New England
I understand where I have chosen to live, and I'm more than familiar with the notion that in these parts we have all four seasons -- and sometimes on the same day, or so it seems. I understand that when I look out a window, I'm staring at pine not palm trees.
Folks dress up like Eskimos -- as that seasonal chestnut suggests -- not so much because we dislike the cold but more because we're made of sterner stuff and strive to protect ourselves from the sharper edges of the winter season. Even grinches like me, who admit that snow isn't my favorite vegetable, smile, even if only briefly, when the first flakes arrive, as they did this year before Christmas.
When they're still here at Easter, that's another issue.
I long ago traded my sled for a snow-blower and shovel but that doesn't mean I don't remember when our children pulled their sleds behind them on a short hike to the hill at the Buckingham School. It was often covered by so many other sledding enthusiasts that you might have thought the Olympic Bobsled trials were in progress.
Every so often, and it took a lot of organization as those with children at home know, we'd launch an outing that took kids and sleds to the Norwich Golf Course.
Enjoy the moment
I have no idea what the par is at the fourth hole, but grown-ups among us found vantage points to keep an eye on one another's children as they raced downhill as quickly as the golf course was covered in white stuff.
Children, and those who retain their child-like wonder as adults, can see the endless possibilities in every snowflake. The rest of us just regard "the weather" as another obstacle on the course of the holiday steeplechase.
I'm not sure when this time of year went from crisp air, tinged with a hint of snow and touched by magic, to a checklist of chores that get ticked off as the days darken earlier and we're making our lists and checking it twice.
And always, of course, with the understanding that the best laid plans of mice and men, reindeer and Jolly Old Elves, or Three Kings following a Star, are all provisional, improvised and changed by that asterisk: * Weather permitting.
Bill Kenny, of Norwich, writes a weekly column about Norwich issues. His blog, Tilting at Windmills, can be accessed at www.NorwichBulletin.com.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stock markets posted broad-based gains on Tuesday, boosted by stronger-than-expected German investor-sentiment data, while shares of Danone SA were among major advancers after a job-cut announcement.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.10% rallied 1.1% to 290.01, breaking a three-day losing streak.
Stocks extended gains after the Mannheim-based Center for European Economic Research, or ZEW, said its monthly survey of financial professionals produced a rise in its expectations index.
"The only macro-positive reading today was the ZEW survey. My view is that it doesn't reflect the economy because of the way it's constructed, but markets still pay attention to it. It's a further risk-on signal," said James Ashley, senior European economist at RBC Capital Markets.
"Things have improved from where we were three-four months ago, but Europe is still in recession and the U.S. and U.K. are looking fairly lackluster. Q1 will be better than Q4, but that was also a relatively low benchmark," he said.
Ashley said that for markets, much will depend on purchasing-managers' index readings due on Thursday.
"We expect to see a broadly unchanged set of readings, which will be a reality check. Markets are getting ahead of themselves and think the crisis is over, but the path to growth is still challenging," he said.
Among notable movers in Europe, shares of Danone BN, +0.03% jumped 5.9% after the yogurt maker announced plans to slash around 900 jobs in Europe in response to the region's downturn. The company further said total group sales rose 8% in 2012, beating analysts' expectations. See: Danone to cut 900 jobs in Europe turnaround plan.
Standard Chartered PLC STAN, -0.97% gained 2.4%, as Morgan Stanley lifted the bank to overweight from equal weight.
Shares of Drax Group PLC DRX, -1.68% rallied 6.1% as the electric-utility firm's 2012 results beat expectations.
German ZEW lifts mood
The ZEW economic expectation index jumped 16.7 points to 48.2 in February, exceeding analysts' expectations of a 35.0 print.
February's current economic-conditions indicator, however, dropped slightly to 5.2. See: German Feb. ZEW expectations index tops forecast
"The fact that the index is now firmly in positive territory means that a large majority of investors see economic conditions improving in the next six months," said Jennifer McKeown, senior European economist at Capital Economics, in a note.
"But there are a few caveats. First, the index has never been well correlated with GDP growth and we will await February's business surveys for stronger evidence of a recovery," she said.
Investors shook off U.S. data showing a gauge of confidence among home builders declined in February, the first weakening since April. The index ticked down to 46 in February from 47 in January. See: Home-builder confidence declines in February: NAHB.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wall Street on the first trading day of the week. U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Presidents Day holiday. See: U.S. stocks climb, anticipating M&A activity.
Back in Europe, Germany's DAX 30 index DAX, -0.22% added 1.6% to 7,752.45, with shares of health-care major Bayer AG BAYN, +2.22% up 3.6%. The company said it has initiated trials on the blindness treatment VEGF Trap-Eye with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. REGN, +0.67%
In France, the CAC 40 index PX1, -0.08% rose 1.9% to 3,735.82. Shares of Carrefour SA CA, -1.38% gained 4.6% after J.P. Morgan Cazenove initiated coverage of the supermarket retailer with an overweight rating.
Shares of Sanofi SA SAN, +0.88% SNY, +1.92% gained 2.6%, as the drug maker said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted to review an application for the diabetes drug lixisenatide.
The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.03% advanced 1% to 6,379.07, marking the highest close since January 2008. Read more about U.K. stocks
Banks pushed higher in London with Barclays PLC BARC, +0.23% BCS, +1.06% up 1.5% higher and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC RBS, +0.12% RBS, +0.48% up 1.7%.
Shares of BP PLC BP., +0.00% BP, +0.46% inched 0.3% higher. The oil giant said it would fight the U.S. government in court next week over claims for fines related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
In a statement, the company said it had always been open to settlements on reasonable terms, but "faced with demands that are excessive and not based on reality or the merits of the case, we are going to trial."
Shares of Vodafone VOD, -0.69% VOD, -0.31% declined after a broker downgrade, off 2%. Bernstein cut the wireless-telecom firm to underperform from market perform.
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The National Mustard Museum is home of the world's largest collection of prepared mustards -- over 5,100 jars, bottles, and tubes from all 50 states and more than 60 countries.
The National Mustard Museum began when its founder, Barry Levenson, started collecting mustards on October 27, 1986. His beloved Red Sox had lost the World Series to the New York Mets that night and Barry was very depressed. He went to an all-night supermarket to wander the aisles. He turned down the condiment aisle and heard a deep resonant voice as he passed the mustards: "If you collect us, they will come." Barry bought about a dozen jars of mustard that evening and resolved to amass the world's largest collection of prepared mustards. He continued to work as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin until 1991 when he left the law to devote his passions full-time to Mustard.


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A couple months ago, Jake Featheringill and his wife got robbed.
It wasn't serious. No one was home at the time, and no one got hurt. But for Featheringill, it was just the latest in a string of bad luck.
"We made a decision," he says. "We decided to pick up and move in about three days. Packed all our stuff up in storage. Drove 24 straight hours on I-29, and made it to Williston with no place to live."
That's Williston, ND. Population — until just a few years ago — 12,000. Jake was born there, but moved away when he was a kid. He hadn't been back since.
"We came in right through the stretch of where the Badlands is," he remembers. "And then you come into the town. So many trucks. Semi trucks and four-wheel-drive pickups — for a mile straight. You've never seen so many trucks in your life."
Those trucks were in North Dakota for one reason — the same reason Featheringill had decided to move his wife and three kids to a remote section of western North Dakota.
A $1,200 Parking Space
Two years ago, America was importing about two thirds of its oil. Today, according to the Energy Information Administration, it imports less than half. And by 2017, investment bank Goldman Sachs predicts the US could be poised to pass Saudi Arabia and overtake Russia as the world's largest oil producer.
Places like Williston are the reason why.
"For many years, they knew that there was oil in that area, but the technology wasn't available to get it out," the town's mayor, Ward Koeser, tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz.
But in the last few years, advances in such technologies as "fracking" and horizontal drilling have made, by some estimates, as much as 11 billion barrels of oil available in the Bakken formation under North Dakota and Montana.
"There's oil companies coming from all over the country now." Koeser says.
Williston has skipped the recession entirely. Unemployment there is less than 2 percent. The population, the mayor estimates, has grown from 12,000 to 20,000 in the last four years.
"We actually have probably between 2,000 and 3,000 job openings in Williston right now," Koeser says.
Oil workers like Jake Featheringill are fueling Williston's population growth. He's working as a shophand for Baker Hughes, making enough to support his wife and three children. But with such a sudden population increase, Williston's infrastructure can't keep up.
"When we came up here, we were told housing was tough but not impossible," Featheringill says. He and his wife got lucky and borrowed an RV from a family friend. "We got lucky again and got to park the RV in a place where we were rent-free. Most of the RV spots around here run $1,000 to $1,200."
That's $1,000 a month, just for a parking space. "Is that not amazing?" Featheringill says. "And that's in a 70-mile radius. Just to park your RV."
'Boom-Town Syndrome'
"It's the old boom-town syndrome," says Charles Groat says, professor of energy and mineral resources at the University of Texas in Austin.
A small town like Williston, he says, can be burdened by a sudden oil boom.
"All the workers. And then you have roads and trucks and pipelines. And then you have all the community services that have to be provided — law enforcement, education. So it turns into a real bonanza in terms of income, but it becomes an environmental effect that people aren't used to experiencing."
In Williston, many workers forgo prices as high as $2,000 a month to rent a small apartment and instead live in "man camps," massive group-housing provided by their companies.
"Just a little room with a bed and a TV," Mayor Ward Koeser explains. "And then they have recreation areas."
The boom in Williston, Charles Groat says, is happening in spots across America. New drilling technology is also fueling boom towns in Texas, Louisiana, and Colorado. New drilling technologies mean companies can extract oil and natural gas from shale rock that was previously thought unreachable.
"Horizontal drilling — accessing a huge area of reservoir — and then the fracking process, which props opens those cracks, and allows the liquid or gas to flow to the well," Groat says. "That's what's made shale gas and shale oil such a viable resource."
But those techniques also raise environmental concerns that Groat is studying.
"There is a danger, here – the fact that we drill so many wells," he says. "If you look at the numbers of wells that have been drilled in North Dakota, just in recent times, the numbers of wells are huge, which increases the opportunity for bad things to happen environmentally or procedurally in developing the resource. We also are not dealing, of course, with the question of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide as we continue our hydrocarbon dependence."
Global Implications
Amy Myers Jaffe of Rice University says in the next decade, new oil in the US, Canada and South America could change the center of gravity of the entire global energy supply.
"Some are now saying, in five or 10 years' time, we're a major oil-producing region, where our production is going up," she says.
The US, Jaffe says, could have 2 trillion barrels of oil waiting to be drilled. South America could hold another 2 trillion. And Canada? 2.4 trillion. That's compared to just 1.2 trillion in the Middle East and north Africa.
Jaffe says those new oil reserves, combined with growing turmoil in the Middle East, will "absolutely propel more and more investment into the energy resources in the Americas."
Russia is already feeling the growth of American energy, Jaffe says. As the U.S. produces more of its own natural gas, Europe is free to purchase liquefied natural gas the US is no longer buying.
"They're buying less natural gas from Russia," Jaffe says. "So Russia would only supply 10 percent of European natural gas demand by 2030. That means the Russians are no longer powerful."
The American energy boom, Jaffe says, could endanger many green-energy initiatives that have gained popularity in recent years. But royalties and revenue from U.S. production of oil and natural gas, she adds, could be used to invest in improving green technology.
"We don't have the commercial technology now," she says, noting the recent bankruptcy of American solar companies like Solyndra.
"The point is you can't force a technology that's not commercial. Rather than subsidize things that are not going to be competitive, we need to actually use that money to do R&D to create technologies — the same way that the industries created these technologies to produce natural gas and it turned out so commercially successful."
GUY RAZ, host: From NPR News, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Guy Raz.
A couple months ago, Jake Featheringill and his wife were robbed. They were living in Oklahoma at the time. Jake was managing a batting cage. His wife was looking after the kids. Now, no one was hurt in the robbery. But as for Jake, it was the last straw. He decided that that day, his bad luck was going to change.
JAKE FEATHERINGILL: We decided to pick up and move in about three days. We made a decision. We packed all our stuff up in storage and drove 24 straight hours on I-29, which was all flooded, and made it to Williston with no place to live. And...
RAZ: That's Williston, North Dakota, about 60 miles south of the Canadian border.
FEATHERINGILL: We came in right through the stretch of where the Badlands is, and the roads were pretty bad. And then you come into the town. So many trucks. Semi trucks and four-wheel-drive pickups - for a mile straight. You've never seen so many trucks in your life. There are no cars. Every vehicle is a truck.
RAZ: And those trucks? They're in North Dakota for one reason, the same reason Jake went there: oil. And over the past 40 years, Williston's population has almost doubled.
FEATHERINGILL: It's pretty crazy. When I got up here, I had probably three or four job offers within three days of being here. If you came here and drove here and got here tomorrow, you would get a job tomorrow.
RAZ: Our cover story today: the new American oil boom. In 2008, we imported almost two-thirds of our oil. This year, less than half of it came from abroad. And what happened? Well, the scientists figured out how to extract oil from rocks and sand. And it means that within a decade, the U.S. will be producing close to as much oil as Saudi Arabia. And within five years, America could pass Russia as the world's largest energy supplier.
RAZ: Now, the change in Williston, North Dakota, has been so dramatic in just the last three or four years because of something called the Bakken rock formation, and it's estimated that trapped within that rock is anywhere from 11 to 20 billion barrels of oil, enough oil to power the United States for four years.
WARD KOESER: For many years, they knew that there was oil in that area, but the technology wasn't available to get it out.
RAZ: That's Ward Koeser. He's been the part-time mayor of Williston for 17 years.
KOESER: There's oil companies coming from all over the country now.
RAZ: What is the unemployment rate in Williston?
KOESER: Well, it'd be somewhat less than 2 percent.
RAZ: Wow. That's incredible.
KOESER: Well, it's interesting because even though there is an unemployment level of something less than 2 percent, we actually have probably between two and 3,000 job openings in Williston right now.
RAZ: As a matter of fact, jobs are so plentiful in Williston, the town literally cannot build enough homes to meet demand, which brings us back to Jake Featheringill.
FEATHERINGILL: When we came up here, we were told housing was tough, but not impossible.
RAZ: Jake's 25. He works for oil giant Baker Hughes, and he makes enough to support his wife and their three kids. And even though he got that job in a matter of days, finding a place to live was a lot harder.
FEATHERINGILL: When we got up here, we immediately started looking for places to live. We got lucky, and one of my mom's friend let us use their RV. And we got lucky again and got to park the RV in a place that we were rent-free. Most of the RV spots here run 1,000 to $1,200.
RAZ: That's $1,000 a month for a parking space in North Dakota.
FEATHERINGILL: And that's in a 70-mile radius. That's just to park your RV.
RAZ: And most oil workers are living in what are known as man camps, huge temporary villages on the outskirts of town. Jake told us that the average wait time in line at Williston's Walmart is 30 minutes, sometimes an hour.
Mayor Koeser can't build road and sewage lines fast enough. Same thing, by the way, is happening in small towns in Colorado, Wyoming, Louisiana and Texas, and all that American oil could add up to two trillion barrels in reserve, close to twice as much as the Middle East. And all of this oil is now being extracted, thanks to relatively new technology known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking. And Charles Groat, a professor at the University of Texas, is studying the phenomenon.
CHARLES GROAT: What I think you're seeing is just the effect of a really rapid pace of development in the Barnett Shale in Texas and Haynesville, Louisiana. And the more people that are at it and the very innovative companies that are servicing these wells in this industry just find better ways literally every day. So the technology has provided the access and the resource base that we weren't even forecasting a couple of decades ago.
RAZ: OK. We've been hearing from folks in Williston, North Dakota, of course, and, say, you live there, right, and a neighbor or maybe you signed a deal with an oil company, and a rig goes up near your home. What would you want to know? What kind of questions should you be asking if you want to make sure that your drinking water is going to be safe and so on?
GROAT: If I'm getting my water out of a shallow ground water well, I would want to make sure that the oil or gas well is cased adequately, that the cement job is sound, that the handling of the fluids that are being put in the ground to do the fracking is done in a careful way, and that the flowback waters that are handled when the well begins to produce are put in secure places.
This is where the environmental issues have occurred, not at seven or 8,000 feet. So I'd want some assurance from the operating company that all of these things have been looked at and that they were handling them well.
RAZ: OK. So we know that fracking is, basically speaking, a combination of sort of pushing pressurized water, chemicals and sand into rocks to break it up, to release the oil. There's also something called horizontal drilling. That is another technology that is fueling the oil boom. Can you talk a little bit about the difference and what that's about?
GROAT: Well, in past technology days, you drill the vertical well and you completed it and you produced what you could from a conventional reservoir. Now the ability to drill down several thousand feet and then to turn literally the drill bit around and go sideways and go horizontally for thousands of feet gives us the opportunity to sweep or to penetrate a reservoir in a horizontal direction, not just a vertical direction. So that's what's made shale gas and shale oil such a viable resource, the combination of horizontal drilling, accessing a huge area of reservoir, and then the fracking process, which itself props open those cracks and allows the liquid or the gas to flow to the well.
RAZ: From an environmental perspective, I wonder if there's a downside here too. I mean, it seems to send a signal that we shouldn't worry about consumption and about conservation and those kinds of things.
GROAT: Well, I think there is a danger here - the fact that we drill so many wells. If you look at the number of wells that have been drilled in North Dakota, just in recent times - or in Louisiana or the Barnett - the numbers of wells are huge, which increases the opportunity for bad things to happen environmentally and procedurally in developing the resource. We also are not dealing, of course, with the question of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide as we continue our hydrocarbon dependence.
We are certainly boosting the economy. We're providing a resource that we know how to use and love to use, and so that aspect of it is going to be extremely good for the world economy. But the environmental side needs to be paid attention to and certainly can be handled, I think.
RAZ: Charles Groat from the University of Texas. Now, since the 1960s, the center of gravity for the world's energy supply has been the Middle East. But many oil experts, including Amy Myers Jaffe of Rice University now believe that power center will soon shift to North and South America and fast.
AMY MYERS JAFFE: That in, you know, five or 10 years' time, we're a major oil-producing region, where our production is going up, you know, dramatically, not by, you know, 10 percent, but by considerable volumes.
RAZ: Let's talk about the geopolitics of all this for a moment, because if the center of gravity is shifting to North America and South America, what does that mean for the Middle East in the next five, 10, 15, 20 years?
JAFFE: So it's going to be a turbulent time in the Middle East that's going to absolutely propel more and more investment into the energy resources in the Americas, and I do think you're going to really have a shift in the geopolitics. We are already seeing an impact on Russia. Just from the fact that we have so much natural gas here in the United States, we're not importing liquefied natural gas, LNG.
What that means is that LNG that we might have bought, that natural gas is being diverted to Europe. And because the Europeans can buy LNG, they're buying less natural gas from Russia. So Russia would only supply 10 percent of European natural gas demand by, say, 2030. Well, that means the Russians are no longer powerful.
RAZ: If oil and gas equal power, then your argument is that the power of the United States will actually increase and the power of countries like Russia and Middle Eastern states will decrease.
JAFFE: So I wouldn't say that oil is power, per se. It's really more my vulnerability. If you could cut off my oil, and that's going to harm my economy, then that's a vulnerability I have. The United States is going to be much less vulnerable to those kinds of shocks or events. And then the leverage that a Russia or an Iran might have over Europe or over the United States is lessening, and so therefore the power structure changes.
RAZ: Amy, for the past 10 years, there's - we've been talking about alternatives to oil, options like nuclear energy and wind power and solar power, but it seems to me that if the United States has this potential and this capacity, then all of those arguments and all of those hopes will also be diminished.
JAFFE: Well, I think the way we need to look at it is that if we're going to produce domestic oil and natural gas, and we're going to get extra royalties and revenues from that extra oil and natural gas, then we should be investing that extra income in R&D for solar, for better, safer nuclear. And the reason that that's a forward-looking thing is that we don't have the commercial technology now.
The administration put a lot of money into subsidizing existing companies with existing technologies, and we've just had three solar panel companies, you know, go bankrupt. So the point is you can't force a technology that's not commercial. So the money that we're spending, rather than subsidize things that are not going to be competitive, we need to actually use that money to do R&D to create technologies. The same way that the industry created these technologies to produce national gas, and it turned out so commercially successful.
RAZ: Amy Myers Jaffe from Rice University. Domestic production of oil, by the way, is increasing so fast that according to the U.S. government, in just three years, production will be growing faster than the rate of demand. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Note: This post is cross-published on my "Live…In Concert" blog on the Psychology Today website.
For many musicians, it's a common scenario: You stand backstage about to go on, and you can feel the adrenaline coursing through your body. You may feel your chest pound, your breathing grow shallow, or a swarm of butterflies attack your stomach. As you take the stage, you notice your hands shake. It's bad enough that you have to experience these unpleasant feelings, but you also worry that they will ruin how your music sounds onstage.
For those who've struggled with it, performance anxiety can seem like a fact of life. They accept it as an inevitable part of performing. And accordingly, they may come to believe that they'll never sound in concert as good as they did in rehearsal. Performance quality—how accurate or otherwise "good" the music sounds to an audience—is paramount. So dealing with anxiety means somehow compensating for the drop-off in quality that happens onstage. "If I play it 95% well in rehearsal, but only 80% in performance," one might think, "then if I can get it to 110% in rehearsal, I can expect 95% on stage. Right?"
From this perspective, many have advised musicians that the key to a successful performance is over-preparation. Practice your music so much that even your worst rendition still sounds pretty good. Practice so you know it incredibly well, then practice it some more so that your body will deliver it onstage without thinking, without trying. Then, according to this view, you can have utmost confidence and no reason to worry going into a performance.
I'm certainly a believer in the necessity of practice for building musical skills. But I don't believe it is always the key to overcoming performance anxiety. In fact, I would suggest that if you can play or sing your music well in rehearsal, but not in the concert, then additional practice is a poor strategy for managing stage fright. Instead of accepting and coping with a drop-off from practice to performance, I'd recommend seeking to remove the factors that diminish quality onstage.
Psychologist Glenn Wilson has divided the sources of musical performance anxiety into three categories: the task, the situation, and the person. Many musicians and researchers, including myself, have found this model useful for understanding performers' anxiety issues and selecting effective treatments (Klickstein, 2009; Lehmann, Sloboda & Woody, 2007, ch. 8; Wilson & Roland, 2002; Valentine, 2002). When musicians experience anxiety because they believe they're physically incapable of playing or singing their music, then the task is the source, and additional practice is a viable treatment. However, the situation is a more likely source when worry is brought on by the conditions of a public performance. Situational factors include the presence or absence of co-performers, the makeup of the audience, and any consequences of performance (e.g., an audition or competition). The person as a source of anxiety refers to the influential role that musicians' own thinking plays. As I mentioned in a previous post, performers' own thought processes can be empowering or debilitating.
As prevalent as performance anxiety is, the value of diagnosing it has not seemed to catch on. More common are recommended cure-alls, ranging from the silly ("imagine your audience in their underwear") to the simplistic ("practice, practice, practice"). Also popular are reactive strategies for confronting anxiety. Breathing and muscle relaxation exercises have been found effective for many, and some turn to beta blocking drugs. I think this reflects the fatalist attitude mentioned above, in which musicians accept anxiety as fact and resign to battling symptoms without considering what's causing them.
A preventative approach starts with identifying the source. While practicing the musical task is undeniably important when approaching a concert, much research suggests that also very influential are the performance situation and what goes on inside the heads of musicians themselves. Here I'll share a couple recent studies that highlight the impact these can have and the value of addressing them specifically in treatment strategies.
In a 2011 study published in the journal Psychology of Music, three researchers in the UK compared perceived performance anxiety experiences of several different types of musicians, including classical, jazz, and popular (Papageorgi, Creech & Welch, 2011). Across all of their participants, solo performance elicited more anxiety than group performance. Additionally, classical musicians tended to report higher levels of anxiety. The researchers concluded that the traditionally formal context of classical performance may create additional pressure and increase anxiety levels.
That higher anxiety is linked to solo performance (vs. group) and classical contexts (vs. more informal) has been reported in much previous research. These clearly represent situational factors. Greater mastery over one's music (the task) through practice does not address the intense "on the spot" feeling of a public solo performance, or additional pressure that may be brought on by formal concert settings. Instead, musicians can deal with situational stress through mental rehearsals, in which they try to remain calm while vividly imagining aspects of public performance. When situational anxiety is particularly debilitating, performers may choose a program of systematic desensitization. In this treatment approach, musician carry out a series of performances, learning to control their physiological arousal while gradually progressing from least anxiety-inducing to most anxiety-inducing conditions.
In another recent study, British conservatoire students underwent a "mental skills" training program that addressed sources of anxiety within the categories of the person and the situation. Participants learned to manage anxiety through goal-setting, cognitive restructuring (changing thinking through self-talk), and vivid imagery in mental rehearsals. Compared to a control group, those who received the training experienced a significant increase in their self-efficacy (i.e., perceived competence) toward performing. The post-training comments of these musicians "revealed greater levels of self-awareness, confidence, facilitative views toward and heightened control over anxiety, and healthier perspectives toward music-making" (p. 342).
As the old joke goes, the way to get to Carnegie Hall may very well be practice, practice, practice. But it may not be the key to having performance success once onstage. What's more, excessive practice may not lead to enjoyment of the experience. Not only can stage fright harm the musical product being presented to an audience, it can prevent musicians from enjoying performance for themselves. I would suggest that many would be better served to focus not on the quality of their music—which may just drive them to more practice—but on finding greater "in the moment" awareness and reward for themselves during performance. This may prompt them to think more carefully about the situational factors that affect their performance experience, and reexamine their thought processes during music making.
Clark, T., & Williamon, A. (2011). Evaluation of a mental skills training program for musicians. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 23(3), 342-359.
Klickstein, G. (2009). The Musician's Way. New York: Oxford University Press.
Lehmann, A. C., Sloboda, J. A., & Woody, R. H. (2007). Psychology for musicians. New York: Oxford University Press.
Papageorgi, I., Creech, A., & Welch, G. (2011). Perceived performance anxiety in advanced musicians specializing in different musical genres. Psychology of Music. doi: 10.1177/0305735611408995
Valentine, E. (2002). The fear of performance. In J. Rink (Ed.), Musical performance: A guide to understanding (pp. 168-182). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Wilson, G. D., & Roland, D. (2002). Performance anxiety. In R. Parncutt & G. E. McPherson (Eds.), The science and psychology of music performance (pp. 47–61). New York: Oxford University Press.
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I hope everyone has been having lovely Christmas days, enjoying copious amounts of food, family love and cheesy movies. I'm dropping in to share some Lime Crime velvetine swatches with you guys. I wrote about the velvetines earlier after ordering Pumpkin for myself and a couple of other colours for my friends (group orders are where it's at). We all loved the quality of our Lime Crime orders so much that a second (and when Black Friday came along, a third) order was only a matter of time.
I found it hard to find reliable colour swatches of some shades when contemplating which velvetines to get, so I figured more is more when it comes to swatches! My friends were nice enough to let me swatch their orders as well, so I've put together a big post featuring pictures of a range of Lime Crime velvetines in consistent light so you can compare and figure out whether these might suit you.
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If you know me, you know I have a neverending love for pink/red eye makeup. Blogger favourites like the Huda Beauty Rose Gold palette, Kylie Burgundy palette, Violet Voss Holy Grail palette or the Lime Crime Venus palette are selling like hotcakes, and burgundy smokey eyes are raking in the likes on instagram. I already stocked up on a bunch of red/pink/gold eyeshadows earlier this year when I filled up a Z palette with Makeup Geek pans (ordered from Beauty Bay), so I never felt like one of those popular palettes would be a real addition to my already pretty huge stash.
If there is one blogger that knows her shit and doesn't just hype up every product they're being paid to promote, it's Stephanie Nicole. And even if you don't agree with what she says, her swatches of the palette compared to those of the Huda Rose Gold palette spoke volumes to me. Rarely had I seen eyeshadows swatch so opaquely in one swipe. The more I saw beauty lovers like my girl Natasja rave about Modern Renaissance, the more I realized that I might just need this palette in my life. I put myself on some waiting lists and then pounced on that shit when it came back in stock on Cultbeauty. About a week later, I opened the pink velvet box and fell in love.
I've been planning this review for a while now, but I wanted to play around enough with the palette to demonstrate its versatility. Enjoy!
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The holiday parties are coming up, and if you're a makeup lover like me, you're probably already mentally preparing the perfect beauty looks to go with your festive outfits. I always pick comfort over style (which is why you so rarely see me in heels or skin tight anything), and if there's one tip I can give you for any party: make sure your hair and makeup looks great, and no one will care if your outfit is mega stylish or not. I mean, if your eyeliner is on fleek, you can probably get away with those comfy loose trousers that allow you to eat all the food without having to pop a button.
If you want to try something new this year, look no further than metallic lips. The metallic lip trend keeps picking up speed, and today I'll be talking about the NYX Cosmic Metal liquid lipstick, in the gorgeous rose gold Speed of Light shade. I'll never get tired of the rose gold trend, man, I don't care how basic that makes me.
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Another day, another highlighter review! Today I will be talking about Urban Decay's Naked Illuminated Trio, which is part of their holiday collection. If you're still putting together your Christmas wishlist, and you're a makeup fan like I am, I suggest you read on for a very thorough review of this highlighter palette. Lots of pics ahead!
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Travel: Amsterdam and discovering Kruidvat's Moments of Me
Hi there! Friyaaaaaay when I'm typing this, and the perfect moment to share a photo report of the lovely weekend my guy and I spent in Amsterdam. We were introduced to the new Kruidvat collection and enjoyed a relaxing stay at Element hotel Amsterdam. Oh, and of course I shopped a bit.
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Beauty: MAC Dazzleshadow and matte blush review
I've had a lovely weekend spending quality time with my guy and enjoying a quick visit to Amsterdam, which I will tell you more about soon. First, let's check out some eye (and cheek) candy! MAC was kind enough to send me two of their dazzleshadows, and two matte blushes.
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"Emperor AI, Where Is Your New Mind?"
Any theory of the mind must explain how the mind works, and an AI theory is no exception. May critics have correctly argued that AI researchers have failed to produce such a theory. However, their discussion has focused mainly on what current computers (or particular programs) can or cannot do. Few have examined whether the field itself provides a foundation for producing a theory of the mind. If it does, what has been learned, and what do we need to do next? This article is an attempt to show how AI research has progressed in its quest for a theory of the mind.
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College football: Washington State honors Steve Gleason with Distinguished Alumni Award
Thursday afternoon, in a ceremony held at Martin Stadium, Washington State honored former Cougars football player Steve Gleason with the Regents' Distinguished Alumni Award.
The award is the university's highest honor for alums.
"Steve Gleason epitomizes the essence of 'Cougar Spirit,'" WSU president Kirk Schulz said in a university release last month. "His passion to persevere, and succeed, despite life's challenges, has inspired thousands, not only in the United States, but around the world."
Congratulations to Steve Gleason on the WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award! Our highest honor and well deserved . pic.twitter.com/THBH96CAMq— Ryan Durkan (@lollysgirl) August 10, 2017
Gleason was a two-sport athlete was WSU from 1996-99. He played baseball and football, where he was a two-time captain. Gleason, a Spokane native, accepted the award in person in Pullman on Thursday.
"It's quite an honor," said Gleason, who communicates using a speech-generating device by moving his eyes to 'type' on a computer tablet attached to his wheelchair. "I have great memories from here. It's always nice to be in town. Although, I have to admit, until a few weeks ago, I thought that 'regents' was just a cafeteria where all the athletes used to eat lunch an dinner on campus. I have great football and baseball memories, but what makes my experiences at WSU so incredible are the memories that have nothing to do with athletics. Life has led me to New Orleans, but my roots are still here in the Palouse."
Part 1 of Steve Gleason's speech as he receives WSU's highest alumni honor@TeamGleason #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/bSMlWByppe— Will Sherratt (@willsherratt) August 10, 2017
The former Cougars linebacker played safety for the New Orleans Saints from 2000-07. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2011, and from the very beginning, he vowed to fight the disease. Since then, even though Gleason has lost the ability to move or speak, he has become a leading spokesperson for ALS. He founded the Team Gleason Foundation to raise awareness of ALS and raise money for ALS research.
In 2016, the biopic Gleason was released, to very favorable reviews. The documentary-style movie was fully authorized by Gleason and allowed the world a glimpse into the trials and tribulations of the life of a person suffering from ALS.
"Fantastic guy," WSU football coach Mike Leach said of Gleason earlier this week. "First of all, he's a hugely inspirational player, and he's inspirational now. ... (he's) a fantastic, courageous person who's more than deserving too."
@Coach_Leach on Steve Gleason @TeamGleason, who will be honored with WSU's Regents' Distinguished Alumni award on Thursday pic.twitter.com/H67o9L96XM— Stefanie Loh (@StefanieLoh) August 9, 2017
Gleason has maintained close ties to the WSU football program. In August 2016, the Cougars christened one of the lounges in their Football Operations Building the "Steve Gleason Recruiting Lounge" in his honor.
The naming opportunity came courtesy of WSU alum Glenn Osterhout, a 1983 WSU graduate who donated $250,000 to have the recruiting lounge named after Gleason.
Steve Gleason received Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award today at a touching ceremony. Such an inspiration! pic.twitter.com/rMGM9A1E1s— Bruce Pinkleton (@Bruce_Pinkleton) August 10, 2017
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